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if you transfer $10,000 of your money, it triggers your bank that goes to the federal government. but you can go online and with free holiday shipping purchase a high capacity magazine. even the law enforcement in the communities have no way of know ing a large number of weapons, perhaps a bullet proof vest. that might send off a few alarms. making it harder to sexercise te right to vote. we should think that people are more responsible owning a gun than casting a ballot. that is part of what is being revealed. >> i want to go to one other finding in this study about this. it is about the notion of people need guns for protection. >> there is no evidence that a gun in the home reduces the likelihood of severe iity durin break in. it is actually going to be usable in a way that will protect you. >> to the contrary. those same studies have shown, they are are more likely to go through if there is a gun in the house. what is more likely to happen is you are going to get shot. what happened is, they didn't kill the shooter. the shooter killed themselves. they were in able to get to it
if you transfer $10,000 of your money, it triggers your bank that goes to the federal government. but you can go online and with free holiday shipping purchase a high capacity magazine. even the law enforcement in the communities have no way of know ing a large number of weapons, perhaps a bullet proof vest. that might send off a few alarms. making it harder to sexercise te right to vote. we should think that people are more responsible owning a gun than casting a ballot. that is part of what...
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government troops and rebel forces reportedly battled in the capital of damascus for 12 hours straight. union rags have won the 144th belmont stakes. i'll have another was forced to retire on friday. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ ♪ system's overcrowded ♪ they have more power ♪ all races quick to return ♪ familiar faces three square meals in confined places ♪ >>> in the afternoon, inmates from the sensitive needs unit are making the most of the yard time. they only get about ten hours a week. >> this yard is protective custody. administration protect child molesters, rapists and sex offenders. they put them out here to protect them from people like me. because they know that i'm not going to no longer do anything. because i can't, unless i go back to the shu. >> nine serving six. come on, womack. >> last time we were out on yard was probably about a week and a half ago. yeah. >> treating you bad? i'm not treating you bad. >> you always treat me bad. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> i always treat you good. >> [ bleep ]. >>
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the government services that they get. and those are going to be cut back, too. i don't think the fiscal cliff problem hit social security or medicare right away. they kind of sealed that off from se questions ration. but you mentioned unemployment before. there are a variety of other government programs that will be drastically cut back on tuesday morning if we don't get some kind of a deal by monday night. >> you know, ryan, when you look at -- when clarence was talking,ives looking and i think i have it. bills that republicans and congress have blocked this year. a bill that would have increased the minimum wage, a buffet rule bill, the employment, nondis crimination act that would have prohibited hiring people on the basis of sexual orientation. a u.n. treaty to protect the rights of disabled people around the world and the paycheck famous act so that women don't get paid less than men for doing the same job. i mean, there's been a variety of bills that they have seen not go past. they have actually stopped in a variety of ways that would have helped the amer
the government services that they get. and those are going to be cut back, too. i don't think the fiscal cliff problem hit social security or medicare right away. they kind of sealed that off from se questions ration. but you mentioned unemployment before. there are a variety of other government programs that will be drastically cut back on tuesday morning if we don't get some kind of a deal by monday night. >> you know, ryan, when you look at -- when clarence was talking,ives looking and...
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and if we're going into a fiscal cliff ceiling, the contraction of government policy, and then on top of that we have a debt ceiling crisis, we're going to leash an economic hell that will be like lehman in 2008. >> my reaction, the sense of this, it is why i'm relaxed going off the curb because i never believed we would hit the month and month and a half. and now if i'm wrong, you and i are both staying up nights. but my sense is that all capitol hill needs is being off the cliff for a day or two. and those people that are preventing boehner from getting something done now will all sit in the right corner and allow boehner to put together the right vote package to get something done in the first week that we're off the curb. >> i think you're probably right. and i think the market thinks you're right. that is why you're not seeing huge panic. but the only thing that makes me worry, is boehner's recent travails, if he gets weaker, but i don't expect that to be bad. it should not be horrible. >> ezra, i think you should sleep at least the first three days, off the cliff, and then we ca
and if we're going into a fiscal cliff ceiling, the contraction of government policy, and then on top of that we have a debt ceiling crisis, we're going to leash an economic hell that will be like lehman in 2008. >> my reaction, the sense of this, it is why i'm relaxed going off the curb because i never believed we would hit the month and month and a half. and now if i'm wrong, you and i are both staying up nights. but my sense is that all capitol hill needs is being off the cliff for a...
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it's disruptive to the entire just working on government. i'm giving a speech. giving a talk. a press conference about something and you're just going to bogart it. >> i got to talk about my new language. >> something else is broken here, too though. the proportionalty. the different ways this president is treated. but in addition, we have a media culture that doesn't have proportionalty. it was a moment, it was wrong. then we should move forward to what is the big news today, which is a change in the department of homeland security's discretion towards how we enforce what some would call illegal or undocumented workers in this country who came when they were under 16. >> go for it. >> but now the -- >> from the ball. no, no -- >> i am running the ball. i've got the ball and what i want to do with the ball is say i think that's a good idea and it shows the president who has worked repeatedly with a congress on the dream act, introduced by senator durbin, who's faced obstruction for the last three years. his lawful ability to try to change the immigration policy. >> greatest im
it's disruptive to the entire just working on government. i'm giving a speech. giving a talk. a press conference about something and you're just going to bogart it. >> i got to talk about my new language. >> something else is broken here, too though. the proportionalty. the different ways this president is treated. but in addition, we have a media culture that doesn't have proportionalty. it was a moment, it was wrong. then we should move forward to what is the big news today, which...
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this is more stonewalling from the government. in court today, david coombs said, how can we get access to this report? and the state department said, you actually have to go down to the headquarters yourself and request it. david has been unable to get it from the court itself. this is a long stream of stonewauston stonewalling from the government. >> at the end of the day, we've watched the system go a little haywire with john edwards who is clearly an odious, contemptuous, pig of a man. they came out and said we would approve of these expenditures, but despite his despicableness, they were unable to subject him to jail. how much do you think the government is basically trying to deny access to the impact report such that they're not forced to be held to account for, really, overreacting with bradley manning in general because of their own shame and humiliation, not because of any matter of national security? >> that's a really good question, and to actually answer that question, we'll have to look at the government's history in
this is more stonewalling from the government. in court today, david coombs said, how can we get access to this report? and the state department said, you actually have to go down to the headquarters yourself and request it. david has been unable to get it from the court itself. this is a long stream of stonewauston stonewalling from the government. >> at the end of the day, we've watched the system go a little haywire with john edwards who is clearly an odious, contemptuous, pig of a...
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. >> after learning the rules that govern level five, sears is transferred along with his belongings to his new tier, a place where he'll have a chance to work, eat and socialize with other inmates. the level system appears to be working. >> you're always going to have the hard-core cases but from the old main facility, there's no telling the change that i see from then to where we're at today, which is the level system, which is the best thing i've ever seen in my whole career. if the inmates do good, they get more privileges. they do bad, they get less. and it's something that really, really works. >> major lopez was once held hostage by an inmate. but with his own son james beginning a career as a correctional officer, he has a renewed confidence in the prison. >> when i first started, maybe 5% to 10% of the staff that we would hire would actually stay on past a year. lately, we're looking at maybe 50% to 60% of the staff which will actually stay past that first year. it was just a bad place. and when they closed that down, a lot of the attitude went with it. >> we came back to ta
. >> after learning the rules that govern level five, sears is transferred along with his belongings to his new tier, a place where he'll have a chance to work, eat and socialize with other inmates. the level system appears to be working. >> you're always going to have the hard-core cases but from the old main facility, there's no telling the change that i see from then to where we're at today, which is the level system, which is the best thing i've ever seen in my whole career. if...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. welcome to the sleep number store's biggest sale of the year. not just ordinary beds on sale, but the bed that can change your life on sale. the sleep number bed. never tried this before. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the hips. take
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spending program just like any other government spending program, need to be put to the cost benefit test, whether it is education, healthcare, taxpayers now in this economic situation more than ever, want their dollars to be put to the best possible use. >> so even if you look, this is a classic case of sort of the privatization racket where, as long -- if you look at prison like a private hotel, that nobody want to stay in, has a business model, though that is what it is, el estate and services and that is a very good business if you can keep the prison full and if somebody else pays for the prisoners, is that a fair assessment? >> well, i think it is fair theoretically. but i'm not sure we want to overstate the role that privatization has played in the buildup of this country. our studies show the fastest period of growth occurred during a period before privatization became more common place. still less than 10% of prisoners this this country are in private pris yons. i think what is really going on is that there has been a role that the state leaders have thought they were suppos
spending program just like any other government spending program, need to be put to the cost benefit test, whether it is education, healthcare, taxpayers now in this economic situation more than ever, want their dollars to be put to the best possible use. >> so even if you look, this is a classic case of sort of the privatization racket where, as long -- if you look at prison like a private hotel, that nobody want to stay in, has a business model, though that is what it is, el estate and...
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fact of the matter is -- i look at this as a cultural issue, much as the way we make decisions in our government, i see the cultural issue much as the way we make decisions in wait we run our companies. a culture that exercises is a culture that exercises. because of the culture -- >> it's a healthier culture and right now it's going to be based on -- we're looking at owe bosebose ty -- obesity rising. there is a sense of responsibility here. >> what happened to the culture? >> you used to do things in a different type of environment, the way we lived. >> karen, what happened to the gym class or whatever it is? >> i'll tell you what happened. budget cuts. at the school level, how many kids actually have the recommended one hour of physical education every day? probably not many unless you go to private school. and number two, we talked about this a couple weeks ago. it is not by coincidence that all of the chemicals and crap that we are feeding animals for plumper chickens and bigger apples, gee, people have cancer. gee, our kids are fatter. there is a correlation here. >> we'll talk more about
fact of the matter is -- i look at this as a cultural issue, much as the way we make decisions in our government, i see the cultural issue much as the way we make decisions in wait we run our companies. a culture that exercises is a culture that exercises. because of the culture -- >> it's a healthier culture and right now it's going to be based on -- we're looking at owe bosebose ty -- obesity rising. there is a sense of responsibility here. >> what happened to the culture?...
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president obama told a crowd in milwaukee that government is not the solution to every problem but it's not the cause of every problem either. first lady michelle obama gave the keynote address at and the yule black caucus banquet saying protecting the right to vote is the nation's most important civil rights issue. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> it's where to be. locked up. yeah. the steps you don't want to follow because life without parole is a hard pill to swallow. tomorrow isn't promised because today isn't finished. i can feel the tension when there is drama in the building. there is nowhere for you to hide. i suggest you stay away from here and follow god. this ain't the place you want to be prison life is hard. locked up. locked up. everybody locked up. this ain't the place you want to be because prison life is hard. locked up, locked up, everybody locked up. this ain't the place you want to be because prison life is hard. make different choices than the ones i made. stay free. keep it real. peace. >> though phillip stro
president obama told a crowd in milwaukee that government is not the solution to every problem but it's not the cause of every problem either. first lady michelle obama gave the keynote address at and the yule black caucus banquet saying protecting the right to vote is the nation's most important civil rights issue. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> it's where to be. locked up. yeah. the steps you don't want to...
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being from northern california, they affiliated or they joined together with the intent of not being governed by any other prison gang. >> bulldogs they're not as organized as your other gangs. they don't have the leadership in their organization. their rule of thumb is, that majority rules. if there's issues on the yard they have to try to resolve, the bulldogs would get together and take a boat, if you will. and the majority rules to go with that, there's no set leader of bulldog. >> if a bulldog has a chance to attack a southern hispanic, it's on sight. if they can get away from staff during an escort, a door accidentally pops, anything. if there's another bulldog they're going to go at it, attack each other. >> we met robert galvan, a bulldog locked up in the shu, for numerous attacks on other inmates. >> bulldogs are at war right now with everybody. we don't get along with the north, we don't get along with the south, the blacks, whites. before they get us, we get them. i was on the yard and i stabbed a white guy like 17 times or whatever. and from there they took me to ad seg, i stabbed
being from northern california, they affiliated or they joined together with the intent of not being governed by any other prison gang. >> bulldogs they're not as organized as your other gangs. they don't have the leadership in their organization. their rule of thumb is, that majority rules. if there's issues on the yard they have to try to resolve, the bulldogs would get together and take a boat, if you will. and the majority rules to go with that, there's no set leader of bulldog....
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was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote, and that strategy worked. >> that explanation got mitt romney attacked and condemned by the likes of bobby jindahl and other republicans. they're now trying a new approach. tag romney said this about his father. he wanted to be president less than anyone i knew in my entire life. he had no desire to run, says tag, who worked with his mother and to persuade his father to seek the presidency. if he could have found someone else to take his place, he would have been ecstatic to step aside. too bad he never told newt gingrich that. joining me now, msnbc's joy reed. i'm on the verge of feeling sorry for them, trying to come up with these crazy reasons about why he lost. and now they want to pretend that this guy who lived his whole life in order to run for president didn't really want to run for president. >> yeah, i know, lawrence. there is nothing more failing than failing to win something and say, i didn't want to win, anyway. w
was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote, and that strategy worked. >> that explanation got mitt romney attacked and condemned by the likes of bobby jindahl and other republicans. they're now trying a new approach. tag romney said this about his father. he wanted to be president less than anyone i knew in my entire life. he had no desire to run, says tag, who...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. >>> there's a car coming back down the street. he want a wave in. >> thomas moffett was a guy who had a good job. he was like head of maintenance for a ritzy resort on the east coast of florida. and he has been carrying on this conversation with a decoy who he thought was a young teenage girl and ultimately drove to our house and in the wee hours of the morning. hold on. wave, wave, wave. he hit the brakes and backing up. emily. go to the door and wave. >> you can s
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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that's why the government does the first big steps. once routine is established, then private enterprise comes back in. nasa no longer has a supporter. the back end where the patents are. >> i'm sorry to be the skeptical. how do we pay for this? >> no, it's an investment. >> i realize that, sir. but we're not as rich as we are. you know what i mean. >> but he's making an interesting point, though, which is that our culture right now does not value a national investment in science. it in. context of it is this investment and this innovation of science and technology that are the engines of tomorrow's economy. forget the discovery. i'll go because i like to discover but i'm not going to require that of everybody who supports it. i'm going to tell you we are sliding into poverty as a nation, and there goes the health of nasa and there goes the american economy, is my assertion here. half a penny, double it to a penny. then we can go to mars in a big way, have a spaceship ready to deflect that asteroid that has my name on it, there might b
that's why the government does the first big steps. once routine is established, then private enterprise comes back in. nasa no longer has a supporter. the back end where the patents are. >> i'm sorry to be the skeptical. how do we pay for this? >> no, it's an investment. >> i realize that, sir. but we're not as rich as we are. you know what i mean. >> but he's making an interesting point, though, which is that our culture right now does not value a national investment...
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the government is transparent a branding. i think the media doesn't talk about this because they don't really understand it. i think this doesn't get discussed in the mainstream media because most folks don't know what the hell you're talking about. >> same with credit. >> which is why people use them to steal our money because nobody will talk about it. i like this one. romney and obama's top 20 financial donors are nearly the same list of corporations. >> it's nearly the same funding in both of them. >> goldman sachs just don't factory farming is the most horrific thing you can ever witness. >> i've heard stories of people going in there and they immediately volumit like the gi in "the ex or cyorcist." he said, ratigan, we were the half percent who was crazy enough to go to war when no one else would. which means we are the half percent that sustains the world. i was like, really? i do think that while the mainstream media, new york and washington are out to lunch on the food problems, don't you think -- i feel like when yo
the government is transparent a branding. i think the media doesn't talk about this because they don't really understand it. i think this doesn't get discussed in the mainstream media because most folks don't know what the hell you're talking about. >> same with credit. >> which is why people use them to steal our money because nobody will talk about it. i like this one. romney and obama's top 20 financial donors are nearly the same list of corporations. >> it's nearly the...
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saying it's some sort of combination of gun control and mental health initiatives on behalf of the government. a lot of the silence up until now has been blamed on the nra's political power. it's estimated in your own race in 2010, the nra and affiliates spent $1.5 million to outst you. how powerful are they really? i heard ed rendell say they are a paper tiger. are they really that powerful? does the sandy hook shooting do anything to change that? >> no, they are not that powerful. look, we came within two percentage points of that race and it had nothing too do with the nra. the nra opposed me in every single race and i won every single one until the very last. my take on this is that americans very much want their liberties to be respected. but we are americans that come together in a community and if we want more senators, senator casey recently changed his position and that's the tragedy about connecticut it took that tragedy to have senators to do what's actually right. the nra is not a complete paper tiger, just a special interest group, and i believe that americans want to do what's r
saying it's some sort of combination of gun control and mental health initiatives on behalf of the government. a lot of the silence up until now has been blamed on the nra's political power. it's estimated in your own race in 2010, the nra and affiliates spent $1.5 million to outst you. how powerful are they really? i heard ed rendell say they are a paper tiger. are they really that powerful? does the sandy hook shooting do anything to change that? >> no, they are not that powerful. look,...
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in government and rich people. what's different now that you think there's more of an awareness or an acceptance of -- or a loss of belief that the government's going to be the white knight? >> i think it's more brazen now, and i think it's clearer that the problems that really affect us are not being sorted out. i think there's a real -- you can almost sense like a psychic existential concern. they're not reassuring us they're going to sort it out. we have to act. i think there s thanks to technology, a realization that perhaps the means are there in a way that they weren't in the past. >> what kind of people do you think excel in this schematic that you're talking about, this kind of revolution or movement? because when you look historically, there's been a lot of compareness is between the organizational structures that were in this country say in the civil rights era to occupy being leaderless. martin luther king was 26 when he was tapped to help with the montgomery bus boy conflict. but he waited his turn. occ
in government and rich people. what's different now that you think there's more of an awareness or an acceptance of -- or a loss of belief that the government's going to be the white knight? >> i think it's more brazen now, and i think it's clearer that the problems that really affect us are not being sorted out. i think there's a real -- you can almost sense like a psychic existential concern. they're not reassuring us they're going to sort it out. we have to act. i think there s thanks...
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that's what the money buys. >> and now, plus government makes it easy. now, you can text your campaign contribution. the only thing is that you can actually give them money. >> you agree with that, jimmy? the messaging may not cost as much, but susan basically saying we're financing for the campaigns are financing an intelligence gathering operation on what the voter wants to hear so they make sure they tell them what they want to hear so they just vote for them then you can do what the the people bought you want you to do any way. >> you have to convince the unconvinced, but convince them to come out and vote. that is the one thing we saw in wisconsin the republicans did better than the democrats. this last time. however, i would suggest to you that the obama campaign did something revolutionary in 2008 and they are poised to do it again. whether or not the republicans have caught wind of it and can do it nationally is another issue. but if you can pinpoint block by block of streets in america and you can get those people to vote, via new ways, text mes
that's what the money buys. >> and now, plus government makes it easy. now, you can text your campaign contribution. the only thing is that you can actually give them money. >> you agree with that, jimmy? the messaging may not cost as much, but susan basically saying we're financing for the campaigns are financing an intelligence gathering operation on what the voter wants to hear so they make sure they tell them what they want to hear so they just vote for them then you can do what...
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it's unfair beyond the whole government but that bill sure seems to suggest a tractor-trailerized government. a fantasy combination you're havi having. right now, he's in new york. your views upon the immediate is a and -- one of the tim kearney's of the world. >> yeah, i think the implications of the president speaking out for marriage equality, have sush with some -- the donut class and i think he's helping himself with the activist i don't think he's going to gain any games because i think, to a certain extent, this is an issue that's lost a lot of. but, yeah, i agree with you and. it would be wonderful if the president came back and said, it's time for a gl-- just the other day the house was looking to defund what i call the house force. there is a lot more going on here than just the president's reluctance to get help with the banks, but i agree with tim. you know, the voca rule and dod fra -- dodd/frank, it's too small to withstand the lobbying by the banking industry. does anybody have any doubt as if the banking industry spent tens of millions of dollars in lobbying to redesign the g
it's unfair beyond the whole government but that bill sure seems to suggest a tractor-trailerized government. a fantasy combination you're havi having. right now, he's in new york. your views upon the immediate is a and -- one of the tim kearney's of the world. >> yeah, i think the implications of the president speaking out for marriage equality, have sush with some -- the donut class and i think he's helping himself with the activist i don't think he's going to gain any games because i...
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lawrence livermore, that's a government institution. they create things and then they spin them off. you have to have the right regulatory environment. here in san jose they've sped up the approval process for a small business. you can come in. all the approvals in one day, turn around, and get them out. that works. that's another thing. clear tax code. predictability. businesses like predictability. so if you do a short-term subsidy, it doesn't work. the ceo looks at that and says that's going to go away in two years. i can't make an investment based on that. there are a bunch of things we do do that we ought not to do. >> let's talk about that a little bit. you have just mentioned tax subsidies. i'd like to hear more. that's a popular thing. you hire a lobbyist. you go. you make -- you advocate for a tax cut of some kind or you advocate for a tax subsidy of some kind. the tax code may be the most manipulated capital vehicle we have in our government through the process of the current lobbying apparatus. >> if you can game the system,
lawrence livermore, that's a government institution. they create things and then they spin them off. you have to have the right regulatory environment. here in san jose they've sped up the approval process for a small business. you can come in. all the approvals in one day, turn around, and get them out. that works. that's another thing. clear tax code. predictability. businesses like predictability. so if you do a short-term subsidy, it doesn't work. the ceo looks at that and says that's going...
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you can't lobby their government like you can ours. china looking at rising land prices, growing transportation costs to ship goods from china to the united states, incrementally stronger currency, although not nearly what it ought to be, and most importantly, increasing chinese wages. we start with the leader of the hackett group, and the leader of the alliance for american manufacturing. david, tell us what stands out about your research. what do you know that we don't? >> what stands out about our research is we look at totally cost, looking at the cost to produce in goods to customers in the u.s. what we found was from 2005 to what we project to be next year is costs are going to be had. the cost benefit china had in terms of producing in china and shipping to the u.s. is going to be cut in half next year, and that's driven by higher labor cost and higher transportation cost. there is a magic barrier of about 15%. when the company gets below 15%, it becomes attractive for u.s. manufacturers to bring some of that production back to
you can't lobby their government like you can ours. china looking at rising land prices, growing transportation costs to ship goods from china to the united states, incrementally stronger currency, although not nearly what it ought to be, and most importantly, increasing chinese wages. we start with the leader of the hackett group, and the leader of the alliance for american manufacturing. david, tell us what stands out about your research. what do you know that we don't? >> what stands...
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. >> house republicans have refused to govern. >> every time this guy takes a step forward he gets slammed. >> boehner takes a step forward. >> joe biden spoke today for the first time. >> the president is sab luteally committed to keeping this promise. >> he was not chosen by accident. >> he has such a long history with these issues. >> we are five per scent of the world's population and we have 50% of the guns. >> you have to deal with that glaring statistic. >> only six more days until the cliff now. after house republicans revolted tonight and john boehner had to send them away on their christmas recess. there are now only six days left starting the day after christmas for him to figure out a way to avoid going over the fiscal curb. tonight the house of representatives was supposed to vote on the plan b bill but when he realized he did not have the republican votes to pass that bill, something he could have learned last night if he had been watching this program he called a special meeting with house republicans a source in the room tells nbc news that he pleaded for votes. he told rep
. >> house republicans have refused to govern. >> every time this guy takes a step forward he gets slammed. >> boehner takes a step forward. >> joe biden spoke today for the first time. >> the president is sab luteally committed to keeping this promise. >> he was not chosen by accident. >> he has such a long history with these issues. >> we are five per scent of the world's population and we have 50% of the guns. >> you have to deal with...
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the records showing who owns what going back as long as the government exists. it who owns what land and who owes who money for it. jeff, this county register says he cannot be sure anymore who owns what in greensboro or who has the right to kick anybody out. his office went back through a few years of record and they found for a few years, thousands of documents filed by big banks and mortgage companies, thousands of documents that looked to him like forgeries, like the companies that filed them did not care. >> i can't make up to mind as to whether or not they're walking over me or completely ignoring me. both are pretty humiliating. it's just kind of take your pick, which one is it? >> now you can sue? >> yes. we can sue. >> last week jeff's little county office took more than two dozen big banks and mortgage companies to court. it's jeff versus bank of america. jeff versus wells fargo. he says they wrecked 250 years of fair dealing in his county and it's his job to fix it. this lawsuit seeks to have defendants clean up the mess they created. that's from para
the records showing who owns what going back as long as the government exists. it who owns what land and who owes who money for it. jeff, this county register says he cannot be sure anymore who owns what in greensboro or who has the right to kick anybody out. his office went back through a few years of record and they found for a few years, thousands of documents filed by big banks and mortgage companies, thousands of documents that looked to him like forgeries, like the companies that filed...
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the government or the taxholders are the shareholders. speaking of government bureaucracies, next up we'll tell you the biggest bureaucracies out there and why our kids are paying the price for it. does aspirin even work on my headache? aspirin for pain? aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of pain. we know it works. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. we're giving away one hundred thousand bottles absolutely free through april 25th. so you can try it yourself and tell us what you think. visit fastreliefchallenge.com to get your free bottle. mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with
the government or the taxholders are the shareholders. speaking of government bureaucracies, next up we'll tell you the biggest bureaucracies out there and why our kids are paying the price for it. does aspirin even work on my headache? aspirin for pain? aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of pain. we know it works. now...
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it didn't buy us any government services or lower anybody's taxes by even a dime. it is time to get rid of the debt ceiling. and don't take it from me. take it from the policy makers who have had to deal with it before. like alan greenspan, former federal reserve claireman. >> i have more fundamental question. why do we have a debt limit in the first place? we appropriate funds. we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the congress and the president have signed legislation predetermining what that number is. why do we need suspenders and belts is something i've never understood. >> now that we got them, the question is -- >> now that you've got them, the question essentially is, there is a major problem in cutting spending. and anything that works in my regard is probably helpful. the difficulty that i have is you cannot have a position which stipulates that i will never allow the united states to default. but on the other hand, i will not allow the process to go forward unless there are additional a
it didn't buy us any government services or lower anybody's taxes by even a dime. it is time to get rid of the debt ceiling. and don't take it from me. take it from the policy makers who have had to deal with it before. like alan greenspan, former federal reserve claireman. >> i have more fundamental question. why do we have a debt limit in the first place? we appropriate funds. we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the...
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pushed by the out set from those that wanted us to overthrow the iraq government and install themselves in baghdad. they got their way after a less informed president was george w. the kagans have been right there in the room with the the head of the afghan mission today advising him every step of the way. why? why did general patraeus assume the right to allow the people to advise him? what agenda was he seeking here? what was he buying into? why was he buying the hawkish agenda of those who advocated war in iraq in the first place. if so, why was he working for president obama who stood out there against that war. i have to think that patraeus doesn't understand politics or ideology or he shapes his ideology or accepts the ideology of those who stood against obama from the beginning. this is really strange. someone in the administration better start paying attention to who was getting into the tent and who they are indeed working for. backing the iraq war in the mentality behind it is no small thing. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. politics nation with al shar
pushed by the out set from those that wanted us to overthrow the iraq government and install themselves in baghdad. they got their way after a less informed president was george w. the kagans have been right there in the room with the the head of the afghan mission today advising him every step of the way. why? why did general patraeus assume the right to allow the people to advise him? what agenda was he seeking here? what was he buying into? why was he buying the hawkish agenda of those who...
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fearing widespread disease, the government orders all bodies removed from the city. >> you had excavators picking up the body and dumping them into dump trucks. and they were taken outside the city and put in mass graves. this is something i could never have imagined. >> light of day reveals more tragedy as the team drives to their first search location. >> in full daylight you could see the scale. of the disaster. people everywhere. in open spaces. it was a city in ruins. >> one of port-au-prince's largest supermarkets has collapsed with an estimated 100 people inside. a venezuelan rescue team is already on site. >> i had been tunnelling all night. making tunnels to try to get to the victims. >> relatives have gathered nearby, hoping for word of missing family members. >> the families, they sent the trucks and all the equipment. now they feel like there's hope. >> the venezuelans have located two women, but can't breakthrough the dense concrete. >> we got too tired to keep drills with our hands. >> there's more people alive. >> i'm sure. there must be. >> using isar's heavy equipment, th
fearing widespread disease, the government orders all bodies removed from the city. >> you had excavators picking up the body and dumping them into dump trucks. and they were taken outside the city and put in mass graves. this is something i could never have imagined. >> light of day reveals more tragedy as the team drives to their first search location. >> in full daylight you could see the scale. of the disaster. people everywhere. in open spaces. it was a city in ruins....
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distrust of what our government can do. if you boil it down, he outlined a series of markets, the health care market, the insurance market, the car market, with regulation and stimulus. and each one of those things has worked. he won over the public, because they were skeptical. you said he won, i am saying he renewed a faith in doing what we need to get out of this recession. >> krystal ball, the biggest winner? >> i was going to go with barack obama, but claire mccaskill, he was written off, nobody thought she could win the seat in missouri. and she won the crazy candidate jackpot. and was very smart and strategic on how she parlayed that into a victory. >> alex wagner? >> hillary clinton, for 2016, the term teflon don, she is a teflon woman. >> i want to piggyback, the biggest winner, the biggest loser of george romney, who exited with his reputation in tatters, a couple of generation's ago, and his son who failed to live up by so many ways, brought back the reputation, the history's estimation of george romney comes up
distrust of what our government can do. if you boil it down, he outlined a series of markets, the health care market, the insurance market, the car market, with regulation and stimulus. and each one of those things has worked. he won over the public, because they were skeptical. you said he won, i am saying he renewed a faith in doing what we need to get out of this recession. >> krystal ball, the biggest winner? >> i was going to go with barack obama, but claire mccaskill, he was...
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it should be we're saddled with a bought government. how did we build an effective government? will the republican dream of the smallest government possibly be strong enough to break the grip of the vampire industry? i don't think so. will a big corrupt bureaucracy to the changing times? i doubt it. politicia politicians, shut up about big and small. make your case about what will do the job. to whomever wins, please get down to solving problems. the word of dylan çratigan. >> yes, that was sir william geist of vanderbilt. i must say to my colleague martin bashir, sir william may soon become the ambassador for "greedy bastards." we'll be right back. [ dad ] i'm usually checking up on my kids, but last year my daughter was checking up on me. i wasn't eating well. she's a dietitian, and she suggested i try boost complete nutritional drink to help get the nutrition i was missing. now i drink it every day and i love the great taste. [ female announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to help keep bones strong and 10 grams of protein
it should be we're saddled with a bought government. how did we build an effective government? will the republican dream of the smallest government possibly be strong enough to break the grip of the vampire industry? i don't think so. will a big corrupt bureaucracy to the changing times? i doubt it. politicia politicians, shut up about big and small. make your case about what will do the job. to whomever wins, please get down to solving problems. the word of dylan çratigan. >> yes, that...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. [ female announcer ] crestor is not
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america has never been stronger. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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. >> we were told by government agencies, well, you have to prove that child is in danger. to us, he's a run away until you prove he's in danger. >> this story had moved from my son was abducted to a conflict with law enforcement of you're not doing enough, you're not running down the leads. >> remember this? i says i don't give a damn about what noreen gosch has to say. >> the police chief had a lot of personal problems and he was tired of the media coming down and bothering him and all of that sort of stuff. >> you can almost go into a state of mind where you don't want to talk to anybody not ever again. >> noreen has not, nor ever has been, a shrinking violet. she will not stay home and cry in her handkerchief. she went out there, aggressively and rightfully so. >> things had not fired through as adequately as first. me and my husband felt we must do what we can as his pampbts. >> if you want to settle the case, you have to do some things. you can't just sit behind your desk and wait for the driver of the car to come and turn himself in. >> every assumption, we took him
. >> we were told by government agencies, well, you have to prove that child is in danger. to us, he's a run away until you prove he's in danger. >> this story had moved from my son was abducted to a conflict with law enforcement of you're not doing enough, you're not running down the leads. >> remember this? i says i don't give a damn about what noreen gosch has to say. >> the police chief had a lot of personal problems and he was tired of the media coming down and...
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once they put that rule in place the government is irrelevant. now i don't have any -- now i don't get to be in charge. i don't have to write anything. i'm like -- oh. and am i surprised i'm still talking about this in 2012? yes, i am. mike mayo is here. this place is chop a block. they forgot more about this than i know. let's get after the show starts right now. >>> i love it, june wednesday afternoon. i'm dylan ratigan. nice to see you. you have a preview, big dimon in the rough. >> i'm appearing to discuss recent loss necessary a portfolio held by jpmorgan. it created larger risks. we let a lot of people down. can't say we won't miss taste. we know we will make mistakes. we believe that this was isolated event. >> jpmorgan's ceo promising taking on excessive risk in the name of profits was an isolated event. you heard the sound. here's a sampling of our -- those that represent us. we pay them with our tax money. their response to mr. dimon. >> do you regret calling the efforts to require banks to hold more money, quote, un-american? >> banker
once they put that rule in place the government is irrelevant. now i don't have any -- now i don't get to be in charge. i don't have to write anything. i'm like -- oh. and am i surprised i'm still talking about this in 2012? yes, i am. mike mayo is here. this place is chop a block. they forgot more about this than i know. let's get after the show starts right now. >>> i love it, june wednesday afternoon. i'm dylan ratigan. nice to see you. you have a preview, big dimon in the rough....
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coming up, the government agency making headlines for all the wrong reasons and that's not easy to do. what the gsa really stands for. >>> plus, the real drama behind the prime time saga scandal. washington's top fixer joins us to talk about the show she inspired. has she really slapped the president? >>> and we'll meet an author turning conventional wisdom on its head. why she says being wrong can be so right. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. >>> a gsa bash was complete with a mind reader, clowns, even a talent show. then a one-week business trip for the gsa paid for by you and me to hawaii. a week. not bad. the actual, quote, work to be done, a one-hour-long ribbon cutting cere
coming up, the government agency making headlines for all the wrong reasons and that's not easy to do. what the gsa really stands for. >>> plus, the real drama behind the prime time saga scandal. washington's top fixer joins us to talk about the show she inspired. has she really slapped the president? >>> and we'll meet an author turning conventional wisdom on its head. why she says being wrong can be so right. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad...
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they teach you to regard later and your society and your government with contempt. once you have that lifestyle, that philosophy, it's not a matter of right and wrong anymore. it becomes a matter of this is my life. the life that i'm living. >> to what end? >> to this end. which is nothing. >> when we met him, munoz was in the level 6 maximum security yard serving two life sentences for two murders. >> i shot one, and i strangled the other in this county jail. both of them i'm doing life sentences for, as i should. you can't go in a civil society, go around killing people and not expect to be punished for it. >> you must have known that while you were strangling the guy in the jail. >> sure i knew it. but as a gang banger i elected to step out of society's normal bounds, customs, mannerisms and rules. i chose to live in a world where we created our own rules, our own society. >> there wasn't an ounce of denial in frederico's account of his behavior. he was very honest about what he had done. he also utilized poetry to express it. >> it takes a person of character to
they teach you to regard later and your society and your government with contempt. once you have that lifestyle, that philosophy, it's not a matter of right and wrong anymore. it becomes a matter of this is my life. the life that i'm living. >> to what end? >> to this end. which is nothing. >> when we met him, munoz was in the level 6 maximum security yard serving two life sentences for two murders. >> i shot one, and i strangled the other in this county jail. both of...
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that's what government does. but when you get inflexible people that seem to not understand the pain of the ordinary american, how do you break this gridlock? >> well, it's very hard. and the point you made, rev, is a very good one. the president did move with entitlements and it did anger a cig n significant portion of his base. but the president agrees that you can't set this nation's economy on a healthy path that cease going to take care of our deficit and make it a managinin bart of gdp. he knows we can't asked the republicans to raise it 1.2, 1.3 trillion in revenue. he's reached out and made cig nif kant concessions and the response to that was nothing. it is pathetic. >> jaret, let me ask you, if we go over the cliff, what ps? is there not an immediate impact on people with unemployment insurance and other things? i mean, what happens if we go over this cliff? >> well, you really have to distinguish between going over the cliff and quickly reversing the damage, meaning in a matter of weeks, which is still
that's what government does. but when you get inflexible people that seem to not understand the pain of the ordinary american, how do you break this gridlock? >> well, it's very hard. and the point you made, rev, is a very good one. the president did move with entitlements and it did anger a cig n significant portion of his base. but the president agrees that you can't set this nation's economy on a healthy path that cease going to take care of our deficit and make it a managinin bart of...
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that's below the official government poverty threshold of $22,113 for a family of four. it has been that way for some time. during the five years through october 2011, average weekly earnings for private sector workers have increased by a mere 12 cents. although american consumers have been the engine of the u.s., not to mention global economy for decades, when 25% of american wage earners are making a pittance, confident or not, the consumer may not be able to bear the brunt of our economic future. but can consumer confidence fix the economy? that question next. but lately she's been coming in with less gray than usual. what's she up to? [ female announcer ] root touch-up by nice'n easy has the most shade choices, designed to match even salon color in just 10 minutes. with root touch-up, all they see is you. designed to match even salon color in just 10 minutes. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our busine
that's below the official government poverty threshold of $22,113 for a family of four. it has been that way for some time. during the five years through october 2011, average weekly earnings for private sector workers have increased by a mere 12 cents. although american consumers have been the engine of the u.s., not to mention global economy for decades, when 25% of american wage earners are making a pittance, confident or not, the consumer may not be able to bear the brunt of our economic...
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you are worried about government spending. yet, there was still something that -- did not sit right about this. >> it is the -- statements that because you fall into this income gap, that your vote, that your -- political beliefs are fixed. they don't move. i mean, i just spent a week at the republican national -- mention every speech was about how -- my grandmother came over here or grandfather and didn't ask for handout and worked really hard and changed their station in life. right? mobility, american dream and all that kind of stuff. it is did b -- it is about dynamism. this is the opposite of that. this is saying when i lived under the poverty line my vote was, therefore, predictable. that's not true. it is insulting and doesn't stand up to any kind of measurement and obscures an actual point that people like me who want to reduce the size of government want to make. which is that it is more that it is politically difficult to cut back on things that you can give to taxpayers and this is a bipartisan issue. the single rec
you are worried about government spending. yet, there was still something that -- did not sit right about this. >> it is the -- statements that because you fall into this income gap, that your vote, that your -- political beliefs are fixed. they don't move. i mean, i just spent a week at the republican national -- mention every speech was about how -- my grandmother came over here or grandfather and didn't ask for handout and worked really hard and changed their station in life. right?...
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the government. that means people lose their jobs. we lost 13,000 government jobs in may. the only reason we still added jobs overall is because of the private sector. private companies adding jobs but not enough. overall, take a look at the great steve bennings famous job growth chart. you can see that job growth is slowing down. yesterday morning politico.com reports that the republican house speaker, john boehner, held a closed-door meeting with republicans in the house. politico quotes him as telling his caucus, quote, let's call bull puckey, bullpuckey. he didn't use that word but it begins with bull and is a word that i cannot say on cable. jobs is our only focus. so says john boehner to house republicans yesterday. you want to know what house republicans did work on yesterday? say it with me now, abortion. just a few hours after the big rousing jobs, jobs, jobs speech, republicans went to the house floor to get to work on what they actually work on, which is another republican anti-abortion bi
the government. that means people lose their jobs. we lost 13,000 government jobs in may. the only reason we still added jobs overall is because of the private sector. private companies adding jobs but not enough. overall, take a look at the great steve bennings famous job growth chart. you can see that job growth is slowing down. yesterday morning politico.com reports that the republican house speaker, john boehner, held a closed-door meeting with republicans in the house. politico quotes him...
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should the government be doing that kind of investment of those funds? that's a legitimate question to ask and a legitimate question the voters will want to get an answer to. >> i think that is a legitimate question. the problem is most american people don't think that's what they want to do is a good idea. >> wait a second. let's be really clear, guys. the choice we're talking about here, do you want to reinvest this $700 billion back into lowering costses for seniors, which is essentially what the obama care does. >> you don't know that. >> yes, you do. that's the idea there. >> the program doesn't exist. we don't know that yet. >> but in the plan, that's what it says. >> in theory that's supposed to happen. >> versus the $700 billion that will go to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. >> it's not tax cuts. it's not just tax cuts for the wealthy. >> go ahead, governor dean. >> we're talk iing about the wrg issue here. everybody's eyes are going to blaze over about the $700 billion and nobody is going to believe anything they see on television anyway from
should the government be doing that kind of investment of those funds? that's a legitimate question to ask and a legitimate question the voters will want to get an answer to. >> i think that is a legitimate question. the problem is most american people don't think that's what they want to do is a good idea. >> wait a second. let's be really clear, guys. the choice we're talking about here, do you want to reinvest this $700 billion back into lowering costses for seniors, which is...
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it's from the government. please go spend it. i'm not kidding. this is what they did. >> these rebates will provide eligible americans with payments of up to $600 a person, $1200 for couples and $300 per child. >> every man, woman and child in america getting free money from the government. thank you george w. bush. as you saw there he called it a rebate, but this wasn't a rebate. you weren't overcharged for something. your child had not paid too much money in the government and therefore needed to get $300 back. it was just a check from gorge w. bush to you, please spend it. it was a government handout, not that there's anything wrong with that. this is political genius. at a very base level, dude's giving you hundreds of dollars for nothing. it kind of makes you like the guy. right? policy-wise, it was not as much genius as this was in political terms. political terms this is very smart, but in policy terms it did have weakness. if you spend somebody a check for $600 or $1200, most people's instincts is not to take it to the bank, flip it over
it's from the government. please go spend it. i'm not kidding. this is what they did. >> these rebates will provide eligible americans with payments of up to $600 a person, $1200 for couples and $300 per child. >> every man, woman and child in america getting free money from the government. thank you george w. bush. as you saw there he called it a rebate, but this wasn't a rebate. you weren't overcharged for something. your child had not paid too much money in the government and...
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or on a government? >> we need 30 million jobs. take it wherever you want to go. >> so we right in my opinion are li living through america's last stimulus. what that is is europe has given us a gift of greater incompetence. so. >> we get that. >> so they have bought us time. >> i totally agree with that. >> so we have a moment of stability and ability to borrow. >> uncontested. >> the first thing i would do is attract foreign corporations to the u.s. >> if you're going to tell me what you would do, we can go all day. in the context of reality. >> where would you put your money? >> i will give you one that works on multiple levels. so let's talk about 3d printing. are you familiar? >> i printed this pen on a 3d printer. you can down load a simatic and the printer would print the pen. i printed this suit before i came to work today. it's a nice suit. this is some crazy stuff. but there's a version of this that's true. none of which i just said. >> you're on to something. even though that example is out the there. what i think is goi
or on a government? >> we need 30 million jobs. take it wherever you want to go. >> so we right in my opinion are li living through america's last stimulus. what that is is europe has given us a gift of greater incompetence. so. >> we get that. >> so they have bought us time. >> i totally agree with that. >> so we have a moment of stability and ability to borrow. >> uncontested. >> the first thing i would do is attract foreign corporations to the...
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but generally if you look at how i've tried to govern and how i'll continue to try to govern, i'm not driven by some ideological agenda. i'm a pretty practical guy. and i just want to make sure that things work. and one of the nice things about never having another election again, i will never campaign again, is that i think you can rest assured is that all i care about is making sure that i leave behind an america that is stronger, more prosperous, you know, more stable, more secure, than it was when i came into office. and that's going to continue to drive me. and i think that the issue that we're dealing with right now on the fiscal cliff is a prime example of it. what i'm arguing for are maintaining tax cuts for 98% of americans. you know, i don't think anybody would consider that some liberal left wing agenda. that used to be considered a pretty mainstream republican agenda. and it's something that we can accomplish today if we simply allow for a vote in the senate and in the house to get it done. the fact that it's not happening is an indication of, you know, how far certain fac
but generally if you look at how i've tried to govern and how i'll continue to try to govern, i'm not driven by some ideological agenda. i'm a pretty practical guy. and i just want to make sure that things work. and one of the nice things about never having another election again, i will never campaign again, is that i think you can rest assured is that all i care about is making sure that i leave behind an america that is stronger, more prosperous, you know, more stable, more secure, than it...
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state government -- president obama is not in charge of the government of virginia or the the government of new york. so teachers have been reduced at the state level. federal employees and the federal government is enormously bigger under obama and he's disingenuous, playing games and he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> so senator rand paul is the one ought to be ashamed of himself. he's the one playing games with numbers. aprntly his figure of 143,000 does not include federal postal workers. progress reports that if you include federal postal workers, federal employment only went up by 27,000 between december of 2008 and right now. an increase of about 1%. senator rand paul has one thing right. president obama shouldn't take credit for state and local layoffs, which includes hundreds of thousands of school teachers. republicans like rand paul should be blamed for not passing the american jobs act, which would have extended much-needed aid to state and local governments and stimulated the economy. tonight in our survey, i asked does mitt romney have a coherent message for voters? 4% o
state government -- president obama is not in charge of the government of virginia or the the government of new york. so teachers have been reduced at the state level. federal employees and the federal government is enormously bigger under obama and he's disingenuous, playing games and he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> so senator rand paul is the one ought to be ashamed of himself. he's the one playing games with numbers. aprntly his figure of 143,000 does not include federal postal...
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does that make capital dependent on government? i hope he's asked about it. >> this is how it's going to play on the right wing, i believe. they have started praising his rema remarks. romney was on message according to some. in some strange way, could this help romney with his base? >> i don't know. i think the folks who are going to respond positively it to this were already voting against president obama. few people will turn out. but i just don't see how this statement helps him. there's so many people he is putting in that dependent category who think of themselves as hardworking republicans. so i don't see how this helps. >> social security, medicare, i don't think he was talking about that. i think he was talking about medicaid. no fault of their own, the elderly don't want to be there. no one wants to be in poor circumstances. is he talking about unemployment benefits as well? i think this is a definition that we have heard in the past of two americas and he doesn't want to care about a portion of our society, which i find
does that make capital dependent on government? i hope he's asked about it. >> this is how it's going to play on the right wing, i believe. they have started praising his rema remarks. romney was on message according to some. in some strange way, could this help romney with his base? >> i don't know. i think the folks who are going to respond positively it to this were already voting against president obama. few people will turn out. but i just don't see how this statement helps...
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it's i believe in small government. well, you know, telling a woman what she can and cannot do with her body is not small government. they talk about jobs. this house bill 5711 would actually result in a loss of jobs because clinics would close. and women would have nowhere to go for health care. you know, everything that republicans can say they're against, big government, privacy, all those things is the exact opposite that's in this legislation. >> nancy keenan and lisa brown, i'm going to have to hold it there. but we're certainly going to keep on top of this and watch this to fight to expose their agenda. >>> ahead, the gop has no problem with tax breaks for the rich and money for big oil. but aid for those hit hardest by hurricane sandy? that's where they draw the line. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever
it's i believe in small government. well, you know, telling a woman what she can and cannot do with her body is not small government. they talk about jobs. this house bill 5711 would actually result in a loss of jobs because clinics would close. and women would have nowhere to go for health care. you know, everything that republicans can say they're against, big government, privacy, all those things is the exact opposite that's in this legislation. >> nancy keenan and lisa brown, i'm...
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how we relate government to small business. but the weird thing, quou may not have walked the hallways at the convention. i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean anything. they mock fact check. oh, that's science. >> they're furious at politifact. thank you, mayor brown. coming up, now it's president obama's turn with his convention. how does he combat those distortio distortions? are you better off than you were four year ago? we're going to ask the strategists. also, it's the biggest thing on twitter just about everywhere. clint eastwood. as i long time fan, i'm asking myself what was the romney campaign thinking in booking this guy in the one hour they had to sell the country. plus, democrats -- voter su
how we relate government to small business. but the weird thing, quou may not have walked the hallways at the convention. i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean...
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>>> in the rewrite tonight, government according to the bible. the republican party tries to pretend that todd akin is an isolated phenomenon, who doesn't represent the thinking of the republican party. now comes his colleague paul brown of georgia who shows there's nothing isolated nor phenomenal about todd akin. and that antiscientific bat crap crazy thinking is really the current republican brand. like congress man akin, crazy congressman brown sits on the house committee of science. we can only hope that he and akin do nothing but sit there, but we know better. they actually have a real hand in the governing outcomes on the committee of science. by his resume you would think that congressman brown would be more valuable than democrat or republican. he likes to refer to himself as a scientist. he has far more science training than most members of congress and than i do. he got his bachelor of science degree majoring in chemistry and he was a practicing physician before becoming a practicing politician. but if congressman brown is a scientist,
>>> in the rewrite tonight, government according to the bible. the republican party tries to pretend that todd akin is an isolated phenomenon, who doesn't represent the thinking of the republican party. now comes his colleague paul brown of georgia who shows there's nothing isolated nor phenomenal about todd akin. and that antiscientific bat crap crazy thinking is really the current republican brand. like congress man akin, crazy congressman brown sits on the house committee of...